| Show SLAVIN A QUITTER the australian throws up his hands bob armstrong a colored gem punches slavin for three rounds and the australian backs out in the fourth sports new york nov 23 frank P slavio of australia wound up bis career ot defeat in the fourth round of his battle with bob armstrong of chicago belore t the union park athletic club tonight armstrong was by no means a star and bad been a good second rater he could have disposed die posed 0 the colored man the australian has his beet days and waa by no means entitled to make the demand be did before he went on having signed for a percentage be was dissatisfied with the bouse and endeavored deavo red to back out hugh this city and andy watson of boston both colored boxed tea rounds at coundi n the opening bout won patsy broderick of providence anil jock madden of brooklyn were the next pair they went ten rounds at pounds and were very evenly matched during the first pix but in the seventh and eighth rounds broderick cut loose r and punched his man hard they things up at short range in the ninth and honors were even in the tenth both landed bard lefts but broderick was a bit the stronger when the bell rang the referee decided the bout a draw rumors of a disagreement about the principal go then grew rife it appeared that slavin and armstrong bad signed arnicea art icea to box for a percentage but that slavin was not satisfied with the eizo ot the bouse and at first flatly refused to go on armstrong expressed himself as ready to box after arguments some ot the australians friends induced him to stick to bis agreement and he entered the ring at 1115 armstrong bad been waiting for him nearly fifteen minutes they shook bands at 1120 armstrong deigned and slavin pound austin was referee round 1 after a moments fidd lioe slavin led with the left but was stopped and countered on the mouth every time slavic tried to land he was stopped by armstrongs left the colored man put a tight on the body and left on the and sent his man to the floor with a right on the neck armstrong punched the australian right and left end bad him against the ropes when the bell rang round 2 armstrong shot bis long eft to the jaw and easily avoided franks awkward ruches armstrong rushed and forced slavin against the ropes punching him while the referee seemed unable to break the men at last beina separated they went at it hammer and tongs clinching all over the ring landed his rieba hard on the jaw and both were in distress when the bell rang round rushed but got one la the neck from Armst ronee light slavin was groggy but fought back gamely armstrong ecung right and left on the jaw and frank clinched to eave himself blavin then came in with u couple of hard rights on neck and jaw and armstrong was groncy when the bell rang round 4 armtrong opened with a left on the nose bringing blood slavin got in a bard body blow but left on the neck sent him to the floor lie got up and shoved bia left three times on the negros wind Amet rooe then landed some terrific punches end slavia threw up bla hands and quit after two minutes and fiftysix fifty six seconds |
